A61F 2002/30242
Spherical
Official title: {spherical}
A61F2002/30242 (Spherical) appears on 594 US grants and 771 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 594
- Published applications
- 771
- Assignees
- 302
- Inventors
- 987
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 5 |
| 2002 | 6 | 11 |
| 2003 | 6 | 19 |
| 2004 | 8 | 38 |
| 2005 | 5 | 49 |
| 2006 | 12 | 43 |
| 2007 | 17 | 28 |
| 2008 | 7 | 50 |
| 2009 | 16 | 48 |
| 2010 | 23 | 32 |
| 2011 | 20 | 33 |
| 2012 | 28 | 22 |
| 2013 | 28 | 30 |
| 2014 | 31 | 44 |
| 2015 | 31 | 17 |
| 2016 | 36 | 34 |
| 2017 | 35 | 24 |
| 2018 | 27 | 25 |
| 2019 | 27 | 37 |
| 2020 | 22 | 30 |
| 2021 | 17 | 34 |
| 2022 | 21 | 31 |
| 2023 | 28 | 35 |
| 2024 | 16 | 17 |
| 2025 | 21 | 17 |
| 2026 | 14 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Joint or segmental bone implant for deformity correction18 Aug 2026US 12,708,526 B2Stryker European Operations Limited
- Devices and methods for correcting vertebral misalignment4 Aug 2026US 12,697,230 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Sinus tarsi implant28 Jul 2026US 12,690,979 B2Graham Medical Technologies, L.L.C.
- System and method for repairing articular surfaces23 Jun 2026US 12,661,232 B2Arthrosurface Incorporated
- Metatarsal arthroplasty devices, systems, and methods16 Jun 2026US 12,653,688 B2Extremity Innovations, Inc.
- Sinus tarsi implant1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294638 A1Graham Medical Technologies, L.L.C.
- Intervertebral Disc Replacement Implant And Methods Of Use24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283815 A1
- Spinal repair device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215928 A1Orthoson Limited
- Intervertebral disc implants having offset center of rotation9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191655 A1Centinel Spine, Inc.
- Glenoid implants, systems and methods of using the same18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165844 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Expandable spinal implant and surgical method1,539US 5,059,193 ASpine-Tech, Inc. · 1991
- Expandable fabric implant for stabilizing the spinal motion segment1,151US 5,549,679 A1996
- Artificial disc1,102US 5,071,437 AAcroMed Corporation · 1991
- Intervertebral disk arthroplasty1,076US 5,258,031 ADanek Medical, Inc. · 1993
- Expandable fabric implant for stabilizing the spinal motion segment1,068US 5,571,189 A1996